In a book i read, a young woman was raped as a girl. a person asks why god would let that happen to her, and a young man replies that while the rapist was meant for the girl's destruction, she was now able to counsel women who were also raped, and in turn save many people from self harm. you see? god works like that.

What a worthless deity. God, the omnipotent, the omniscient, the God who is deemed to be love itself, has a woman raped so that she can relate to all those raped women she counsels. Can't stop the rapists, but hey, God works like that.I don't believe God exists, but if he did, why should anyone worship him? Revile, maybe, but worship?

And what about all the victims of sexual assault, women, children and yes men too, who do not get help and subsequently engage in self harm? Does your god say, "Screw 'em! My omnipotent self is already doing all I can for them?" Perhaps your god arrange for more rape victims to satisfy the increasing need for helping professionals.

Because god couldn't just whisper in her ear that she should become a rape counsellor? That would have seemed like a much kinder method to an omnipotent and loving god - but then we know that your (thankfully fictitious) god is neither of those things.